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LL250 - Fluorite with Calcite $ 1200 (=~ € 1096) SOLD Berbes Asturias, Spain cabinet - 12.5 x 7.5 x 6.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent purple Fluorite crystals covering the front face with white Calcite crystals covering the backside. The Fluorite are very bright and transparent with a 'wet' luster. The crystals have bevelled edges and darker purple zones on the corners.
LL164 - Wulfenite, Mimetite, Barite $ 600 (=~ € 548) SOLD San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico small cabinet - 6.5 x 5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well crystallized specimen of transparent Wulfenite, orange Mimetite, and white Barite blades. This is a floater, or nearly one, well crystallized all around with little to no damage. Comes with a couple old labels including an 'Ordway's Minerals'.
LL254 - Herderite on Siderite $ 1200 (=~ € 1096) Xanda Mine, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 7.5 x 6.5 x 5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Purple Herderite crystals to 2cm atop platy Siderite crystals, all over Albite. Comes with an old Roberts Minerals label.
LL251 - Aquamarine with Apatite $ 3500 (=~ € 3198) Skardu, Pakistan small cabinet - 8 x 6.5 x 6 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of thick blue Aquamarine crystals with a 3cm pink Apatite crystal, along with minor amounts of Muscovite and Quartz crystals.
LL207 - Brazilianite $ 600 (=~ € 548) SOLD Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 6 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of long Brazilianite crystals to 5cm in an attractive arrangement. Comes with an old Alvaro Lucio label.
LL203 - Neptunite $ 750 (=~ € 685) Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California, USA small cabinet - 8 x 6 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() Numerous glossy black Neptunite crystals on white Natrolite. Thick crystals to over 2cm long.
LL267 - Sylvanite $ 1800 (=~ € 1645) Cripple Creek, Teller Co., Colorado, USA small cabinet - 7 x 5 x 4.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Silvery metallic Sylvanite on matrix. Main area of Sylvanite is 4.5cm wide. Sylvanite is a rare Silver and Gold Telluride mineral.
LL209 - Wulfenite, Mimetite $ 800 (=~ € 731) SOLD San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico miniature - 5 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Transparent Wulfenite crystals with bright red/orange Mimetite crystals attached. This is a contemporary classic Wulfenite from the series of pockets found in 1972-1974 that are considered the finest Wulfenites to ever come from the San Francisco mine. The main crystal in this specimen is more stout than the typical more fragile crystals from the mine. Color is mind blowing! Has a small plastic stand attached to the back to hold it upright for display.
LL213 - Wardite $ 70 (=~ € 64) Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada thumbnail - 2.7 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Octahedral crystals of greenish white Wardite crystals on matrix. Ex. Chuck Trantham collection.
LL206 - Quartz (pseudocubic!) $ 750 (=~ € 685) SOLD Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet - 8.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cluster of lustrous smoky Quartz crystals (old labels refer to them as 'Crocodile Quartz'), with one crystal of the rare pseudocubic habit. The pseudocubic crystal is 3cm.
LL256 - Limonite after Pyrite on Feldspar, Quartz $ 180 (=~ € 164) SOLD Nevada, USA small cabinet - 6.5 x 6 x 4 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A 2.5 cm wide cluster of Limonite after Pyrite crystals on a typical pegmatitic mound of Feldspar and Smoky Quartz crystals. Out of an old collection with no further locality information. Unusual.
LL504 - Liroconite $ 4500 (=~ € 4111) SOLD Wheal Gorland, St. Day, Cornwall, England miniature - 4 x 4 x 3 cm ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thick layer of Chrysocolla (?) wrapping around Quartz upon which grow numerous pristine Liroconite crystals. The Liroconite reach 6mm in size and are present on both the top and bottom of specimen and are of the less common blue/green color. From the type locality for the species, likely found in the mid 1800s. Despite it's age and there being dozens (a hundred?) crystals, I can find no damage. ©2010-2018 Marin Mineral |